D.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2007-2010)
M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2005-2007)
B. Eng., Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (1998-2003)
Selected Publications
Chaiwat, W., Kaewtrakulchai, N., Sangsiri, P., Eiad-ua, A., Wongwiriyapan, W., Viriya-empikul, N., Suttiponpanit, K., Charinpanitkule, T. Dependence of MWCNT production via co-pyrolysis of industrial slop oil and ferrocene on growth temperature and heating rate, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 150 (2020) 104870.
Xiong, Z., Guo, J., Chaiwat, W., Deng, W., Hu, X., Han, H., Chena, Y., Xu, K., Su, S., Hu, S., Wang, Y., Xiang, J. Assessing the chemical composition of heavy components in bio-oils from the pyrolysis of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin at slow and fast heating rates, Fuel Processing Technology, 199 (2020), 106299 (1–8).
Deng, W., Xu, K., Xiong, Z., Chaiwat, W., Wang, X., Su, S., Hu, S., Qiu, J., Wang, Y., Xiang, J., Evolution of aromatic structures during the low-temperature electrochemical upgrading of bio-oil, Energy & Fuels, 33 (2019), 11292–11301.
Srifa, A., Chaiwat, W., Pitakjakpipop, P., Anutrasakda, W., Faungnawakij, K. Chapter 6 – Advances in bio-oil production and upgrading technologies, in: M. Rai, A.P. Ingle (Eds.) Sustainable Bioenergy, Elsevier2019, pp. 167-198.
Chaiwat, W., Wongsagonsup, R., Tangpanichyanon, N., Jariyaporn, T., Deeyai, P., Suphantharika, M., Fuongfuchat, A., Nisoa, M., Dangtip, S., Argon plasma treatment of tapioca starch using semi-continuous downer reactor, Food and Bioprocess Technology, 9 (2016) 1125–1134.
Li, X., Gunawan, R., Wang, Y., Chaiwat, W., Hu, X., Gholizadeh, M., Mourant, D., Bromly, J., Li, C-Z., Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part III. Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst, Fuel, 116 (2014), 642-629.
Chaiwat, W., Gunawan, R., Gholizadeh, M., Li, X., Lievens, C., Hu, X., Wang, Y., Mourant, D., Rossiter, A., Bromly, J., Li, C-Z. Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species to the observed product distribution during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor, Fuel, 112 (2013) 302–310.
Gunawan, R., Li, X., Lievens, C., Gholizadeh, M., Chaiwat, W., Hu, X., Mourant, D., Li, C-Z., Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part I. Transformation of GC-detectable light species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil using Pd/C catalyst, Fuel, 111 (2013), 709-717.
Chaiwat, W., Hasegawa, I., Tani, T., Sunagawa, K., Mae, K. Analysis of cross-linking behavior during pyrolysis of cellulose for elucidating reaction pathway, Energy & Fuels, 23 (2009) 5765–5772.
Chaiwat, W., Hasegawa, I., Kori, J., Mae, K. Examination of degree of cross-linking for cellulose precursors pretreated with acid/hot water at low temperature, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47 (2008) 5948–5956.
Conferences
Chaiwat, W., Ohgaki, H., Miura, K., Worasuwannarak, N., “Examination of Propensity to Spontaneous Heating of Severely Torrefied Biomass Using TG-DSC under Isothermal Oxidation with Dry Air and Water Vapor at Low-temperature,” 7th Sino-Australian Symposium on Advanced Coal and Biomass Utilisation Technologies, Wuhan, China (2019).
Chaiwat, W., Inthapat, P., Vinijsanun, T., Ohgaki, H., Miura, K., Worasuwannarak, N., “The Effect of Hemicellulose, Cellulose, and Lignin on Fuel Properties and Propensity to Spontaneous Heating of Biomasses Pretreated under Severe Torrefaction,” 7th Sino-Australian Symposium on Advanced Coal and Biomass Utilisation Technologies, Wuhan, China (2019).
Chaiwat, W., Inthapat, P., Vinijsanun, T., Worasuwannarak, N., “Effect of Chemical Composition of Agricultural Wastes on Fuel Properties of Torrefied Biomass,” 2017 International Conference on Coal Science & Technology and 2017 Australia-China Symposium on Energy (2017 ICCS&T and 2017 ACSE), Beijing, China (2017).
Chaiwat, W., Thonganatakul, O., Vaewhongs, P., Charinpanitkul, T., Suttiponparnit, K., “Conversion of Kerosene to Carbon Nanotubes via Co-pyrolysis with Ferrocene,” Carbon 2017, Melbourne, Australia (2017).
Chaiwat, W., Kaewtrakulchai, N., Sangsiri, P., Chobsilp, T., Eiad-ua, A., Wongwiriyapan, W., Viriyaempikul, N., Charinpanitkul, T., Suttiponpanit, K., “Conversion of Petrochemical Hydrocarbon Wastes to Carbon Nanotubes and Its Applications,” International Symposium on the Education & Research of the Global Environmental Studies in Asia & The 11th Inter-University Workshop on Education and Research Collaboration in Indochina Region, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand (2016).
Professional Profile
Visiting scholar, State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion (SKLCC), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China, 2019-2020
Visiting scholar, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Japan, Jan-Mar 2019
Postdoctoral research fellow, Fuels and Energy Technology Institute (FETI), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 2010-2012